diff --git a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
index aaa7af856b39890be1b2b2ba9a5fb178bb5fb171..73a400483696efd94c86c4ee48dd5f8a5320b962 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
@@ -2813,6 +2813,7 @@ static struct talitos_crypto_alg *talitos_alg_alloc(struct device *dev,
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "unknown algorithm type %d\n", t_alg->algt.type);
+		kfree(t_alg);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}